Visiting Utah!

We are spending the week visiting Jimmy's family in Utah for Thanksgiving.  Colby went on his very first flight yesterday - and he did great!  Lame-o me didn't take any photos with my camera at the airport or on the plane.  I snapped a couple with the phone, so those will have to do for now.  I'll try to get the camera out on the way home - but it was a bit of a circus already! :-)

For our week long adventure we brought the following:
1 Large rolling suitcase (with my clothes, Colby's clothes, Colby's diapers) - Checked at the counter ($25 - boo)
1 Baby Carseat - Checked at the counter (free)
1 Carseat base - Checked at the counter (free)
1 snap-n-go stroller - Checked at the oversized luggage window (free)
1 infant in the Baby Bjorn (except when we walked through the security gate)
1 diaper bag (carryon)
1 breastpump (carryon)
1 small rolling suitcase (with Jimmy's clothes in it) - carryon (but gate checked 'cause it was a small plane)
1 gym bag (with blankets, shoes, and other miscellaneous stuff) - carryon (but gate checked 'cause it was a small plane)

Yes.... we looked like a travelling circus show (especially when we got off the parking shuttle before we checked the bag and carseat / stroller).  But it went VERY smoothly.  Everyone at the security check was very nice.  We actually breezed through (I woudn't have even been annoyed if I was behind us!) security.

Colby and me at the gate - bad pic because of the backlighting!

Turned around the other way - now we're washed out 'cause of all the light on our faces! :-P

Of course, when I printed our boarding passes, the computer was trying to put us in an exit row (even though I specified we'd have a baby in our lap when I bought the tickets).... so when we got to the gate we had to have our seats assigned.  With Colby in tow, we got to board the plane first (we were literally the VERY FIRST people to board the plane!).  We quickly found that they had put us in the last row of seats.... the ONLY seats on the plane without a window.  Lame.

Colby didn't seem to mind, though!  I nursed him when we took off because I heard it would help with his ears.  He snoozed a little just before we took off, but was awake the whole flight - just checking everything out!  We got to go through a little bit of turbulance as we came into Salt Lake City.  I nursed Colby for a little bit, but he passed out.  So he slept for the turbulance and landing.  Silly guy!

He really didn't scream at all - he was just a little fussy right at the beginning (it was taking them FOREVER to get moving!).  We just figured this picture was perfect because it's exactly what you DON'T want to be sitting near! :-)

 Warming up to the idea (notice, the gal on the other half of the aisle had a 2.5 year old - coincidence?!)

Excited about flying!

Ready to go!

Wait a second - he was supposed to stay awake 'til we took off!!!

Since we were the last row, we were the last off the plane, but it only took a few minutes to empty the plane because people couldn't bring on bigger bags at all.

Grandma and Grandpa Wells were very excited to meet us at baggage claim!!!  They met Colby when he was 1 month old - so he's changed a bit since then!!!

When we got to their house Colby finally got to meet his Auntie Cori!!!

We got in Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening was a poker night with a bunch of Grandma and Grandpa's friends! 

Of course.... Colby had a special shirt for the occasion (I made it Friday)!

Oh.... and it snowed!!! 
We were pretty happy it happened AFTER we got in!